“If there is a positive side to this, it's that the fish was floating dead. That could mean that it had been living in an aquarium and was used to being fed by hand. Once it was forced to find food on its own, it couldn't survive.”
“My first thought when I got the call was that somebody had caught a bowfin, which looks something like a snakehead. But after talking with Steve, it was obvious ... this fish was not a bowfin.”
“Catfish spend a lot more time grubbing around on the bottom. And bigger catfish are more susceptible because they've been out there grubbing around a lot longer.”